Building system and unit



March 1940- A. c. PETERSON v ,1

BUILDING SYSTEM AND UNIT Filed Feb. 10, 1937 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 March 12, 1940. A. c. PETERSON BUILDING SYSTEM AND UNIT Filed Feb. 10, 1937 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 n lmw a 1 H5 fir LE i 1 March 12, 1940. A. c. PETERSON BUILDING SYSTEM AND UNIT Fi-led Feb. 10, 1937 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 gin 120m kw Patented Mar. 12, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,193,566 I BUILDING SYSTEM AND UNIT Adolphe 0. Peterson, Minneapolis, Minn. Application February 10, 19s'z',1seria1i\io.125,004

19 Claims.

My invention relates to a method of building construction which employs a certain system and also certain units of construction, wherefore it is called building system and units.

The principal objects of my invention are to providea method or system of building construction particularly for the smaller building such as small homes and small store buildings and small apartment buildings and in conjunction therewith to provide certain forms of individual members or units which are used in such system of construction. An object is to provide a form of construction which provides for fireproof and durable construction with out small use of wood or none and which may at the same time be constructed with minimum use of steel or iron or metal, and with a minimum of cost both in factoryand on the site of construction. An object is to provide a form of construction which provides for individual supporting members or units which are of great strength and which may therefore be few in number comparatively and which members shall at the same time provide such additional functions or use that cost is saved in the complete building construction. An object is to provide a form of construction which provides, aside from said supporting members, for the use of individual panel or spacing members which are of relatively small cost and which will provide for the use of concrete or stucco or sprayed cement thereon, and which will at the same time provide insulation, and which members shall be easily and quickly placed on the site on the supporting members and thereby render E35 the total cost a minimum. An object is to provide a iorm of construction which provides for the conduits ordinarily used for heat distributionand electric current distribution in a building without the necessity of manual labor on the site. for the placing of such distribution conduits and the forming of such distribution conduits, such members being provided in the members delivered from factory to the site. An object is to provide for the use iii-construction of special connecting or assembling elements which enable a rapid placing of building members on the site without but a minimum of skilled labor performed on the site and a minimum of time expended therefor. In. general the object 50 is to provide a building construction which is in part a factory construction of units and therefore permits of ready assembling on the site according to plans of various form and buildings of varioususe and type.

The principal devices and combinationsof devices comprising .myinventicnare as hereinafter described Iandas definedin the claims. In the accompanying drawings which illustrate .my invention'like characters refer to likeparts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a so-called :pillar used in my construction, Fig.2 is a rear or inside View of that pillar or a pillar, and Fig. 3 is a front View of a pillar asshown in Figs. 1 and .2. Fig. 4 is a cross or horizontal section on the line d-d. of Fig.1. Fig. 5 a cross section on the line 55 of Fig. 1, Fig. 6 a cross section on the line 6-45 of Fig. 1. Fig. '7 is aside View of a corner pillar, Fig. 8 a cross orhorizontal section. on the line 88 thereof, Fig. 9 across section onthe line. 99 thereof. Figs. 10 and 11 are. side and rear views of the bare reenforcing frame of steel or metal used in the pillarshown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and Fig. 23 is a'plan view of one oi the floor or support brackets of the pillar frame shown in Figs. 10 and 11, the vertical members being shown in cross section on the level of the floor bracket. Figs. 12, 1,3 are front and-end views and Figs. 14 and 15 .are horizontal and verticalsectional views of the wall panel member. Fig. 16 is a detail side view of a panel stationer or fixation member of a panel showinga slot for the placing of wedges. Fig. 1'7 .is a plan view and Figs. 18 and 19 are vertical crosssections. of armor panel. Figs. 20, 21 and 22-are underside, sideand end views-of a so-called rooi panel (or a modified form of floor panel). Figs. 24, 25, 26 are top (plan), side and transverse cross sectional views of a-floor beam or roof beam (this form of roof beam may be used if desired.) Fig. 27 is a plan View oia link used infixing door panels in place on floor beams or roof beams. Fig. 28 is a horizontal cross section througha section of floor comprising floor beams and fioor panels, showing the method of forming a complete floor, in my construction (or-aroof) v Fig." 29 is ahorizontal cross section at the level of'a floor bracket on a pillar showing the method of assembling floor beams or roof beams with the pillars and floor or root panels, someparts be ing shown in full plan view. Figs. 30 and 31 arefront and side views of a building construction showing an assemblage of pillars and wall panels according to my method, all members being diagrammatically shownonly. Fig. 32 is a partial front elevation of a window-panel or section.- Fig. 33 is a transverse vertical cross section of a modified form of floor orroof beam'showing a modified method of supporting floor or roof pan-Q 5 5 used.

els thereon. Fig. 34 is a horizontal sectional view showing an interior pillar and method of joining with floor beams.

Referring again to the drawings, excepting Figs. 20, 21, 22 and 33, it is to be noted that some parts notably the pillars, and the fioor beams, are shown in rather exaggerated transverse sections and side and front views, their lengths being relatively short, comparatively for the sake of clarity in the illustration, such members being constructed relatively longer as to their lengths in practice, so as to provide a usual and customary relative height of buildings between fioors and a usual and customary relative length of interior rooms.

The various members used in a construction and as constructed at a factory as units are first described, the pillars, wall panels, and floor or roof panels and beams being described. The pillar construction shown specifically in Figures 1, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6, 10, 11, 23, is first described. This pillar is constructed of a steel or iron or other metallic frame for reenforcing and a concrete form molded or set thereon. The pillar frame or reenforcing element or unit is specifically shown in Figs. 10, 11 and 23 as it is before coating with concrete as in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. The pillar frame has four or more upright steel members l, transverse floor brackets (which also constitute panel supports) 2, transverse panel supports 3, vertical heat distribution conduits 4, and a vertical electric distribution conduit 5, all of these members being welded together to form the reenforcing member or unit as shown. Each floor bracket has a so-called bracket shelf 6 on each side of the pillar, and each bracket shelf has a central vertical hole 7 bored therein and on each end of the bracket shelf holes 8 and 9 bored vertically therein, '1 being for the floor members and 8 and 9 for the wall panel members. Each panel support 3 has on each side of the pillar frame a panel bracket shelf l0 wherein are bored vertically in each, two holes II and E2, respectively.

The heat distribution conduits 4 and electric distribution conduits 5 of each pillar frame are supported in place by transverse bars I3 which welded to the frame and conduits secure the conduits in place in the pillar frame. The conduits are formed of steel or non-corrodible steel alloy or of a copper or other alloy as aluminum alloy, preferably some metal which will not corrode or rust, in the life of the pillar. Each heat distribution conduit d has outlets Hi near or at a short distance above each floor level, and the electric distribution conduit 5 has outlets 15 which are near the floor level, near the ceiling level or thereunder, and also one close to each ceiling level, it being contemplated that insulated wiring may be strung through the electric conduits as desired after the building is completed. The heat distribution conduits may be used directly for heat distribution, preferably steam, or may have supplementary flexible steam or heat conduits placed in them after the building is completed, either method being utilizable.

The pillar frames described may be kept in supply at a factory site, and coated with concrete as needed, either at the factory or on the construction site, but preferably at a factory where a uniform type and forming of concrete may be It is contemplated that a form or any form of mold may be used for the coating of the pillar frames with concrete. Each pillar frame is coated with the molded concrete in a mold so it has the form shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, the concrete being preferably molded thereto by such method as Will insure a very compact and thorough binding of the concrete with the frame and a very strong pillar when completed, and when so complete the floor and panel bracket shelves described will protrude from the sides of the concrete pillar as shown in the figures and the outlets of the conduits as described will be open at the surface of the concrete on the rear side of the pillar. The pillar frames may be made of any type of. reenforcing rods, square or round and twisted and jagged as desired to enable efficient support of the concrete.

Each pillar when complete has a lower end or bottom foundation footing part I 6 which is to say one foot or more in width each way, and it has a next upper part, immediately above the footing part which is a basement section, ornamental parts I"! just above the ground level, next above the floor bracket support or shelf, then a first story section, then a second floor bracket support or shelf, then a second story section, then a roof bracket support, these parts being spaced properly vertically in the pillar, for the performance of their function as hereinafter described. Panel shelves 6a integral with floor shelves are slightly lower.

A corner pillar is now described. This is shown in Figs. 7, 8, 9 (8 and 9 relatively reduced) and is made substantially similarly as a pillar is made of the form described, but has the three vertical sections l8, I9, 20 each having its steel reenforcing members and all being welded together by the fioor and panel brackets as before, these however having a three member form as in Fig. 9, and having an additional bracket shelf 2|, with vertical hole 22 therein, placed in the angle of the pillar, the floor bracket having the fioor bracket shelves 23 on its adjacent sides.

A wall panel as shown in Figures 12, 13, 14, 15 is now described, this having a metallic bar frame 24 constructed as a rectangle having two hooks 25 at the rear side of the top, one on each end, two pins 26 at the front side of the bottom,

one at each end depending below the frame.

The wall panel frame is constructed rather as a box frame and has wound around it and secured thereto by welding or otherwise, metallic wire netting, metallic lath of any type 21, this being preferably quite strong, and it also preferably has within the metallic frame fabric bags of rectangular box-like form placed within, and heat insulation 28 is placed within. This may be rock Wool or asbestos or cork of any form as granular, Y

and may be of insulation sheets and if the latter form, the fabric bags may be omitted. Each pin 26 may have a slot 29 cut through it as shown{ enlarged in Fig. 16, for the purpose of placing wedges after panel sections have been hung in place, but these slots and wedges may be omitted as they are not indispensable in my construction. But they may be used for greater security.

A floor or roof beam is shown in Figs. 24, 25, 26 and now described. Each has horizontal reenforcing bars of steel or iron 38 and cross-sectional steel members 3! which have each upwardly extending pins 32, two in number at each transverse member, which after casting of the concrete on the beam extend above the concrete upper side about one or two inches depending on the strength desired, and are spaced in pairs so that they will accommodate the eyes of the floor panels hereinafter described. Each floor or roof beam has at its ends two projecting parts 33 in which the reenforcing bars extend and at their extreme ends have welded to the reenforcing bars vertical members 34 which at their lower ends are pins as shown (having threaded lower ends it desired) and at their upper ends have the integrally formed hooks 35.

A floor panel member as shown in Figs. 17, 18, 19 is now described, and has horizontal longitudinal bars 38, two in number, which are relatively strong so that they may adequately constitute supporting members of a finished floor,

and each of these longitudinal bars have at each of their ends fiat horizontally disposed eyes 3'5 formed in them by bending of the bar end and welding. The floor panel member has such cross bars 38 as are necessary for strength welded to them, and there is placed on the longitudinal bars and cross bars a metallic wire net or lath material 38a in the form of a rectangularbox very shallow as compared with width horizontally and length horizontally, and in the box so formed there is placed a fabric bag 39 of the same relative shape and in the fabric bag is placed an insulation material 39a as rock wool cork or other material. The insulation material may instead be made of sheets of an insulation material of any type as Flaxlinum, Celotex, ta-rred paper or otherwise, or aluminum foil, or any sheet material instead of a granular material and in this case the fabric bag may be omitted. The longitudinal bars 36 and the metallic wire net or lath used in this floor panel member must have such strength as is necessary for reenforcing of the floor.

A window panel frame as shown in Fig. 32 is now described. This member is formed like a wall panel except that it occupies the space vertically of preferably two wall panels, and it has hooks 25 at its upper rear corners and also a pair 25a, at its central portion of. the ends of the frame and has the pins 26 at the bottom corners in the front side of the panel frame. Only one end of the frame is shown in Fig. 32, the other end being similar. This frame has additional bars-40 placed horizontally a short distance above the bottom side and also a short distance below the upper side, as support for any window frame which may be placed after formation of the building. It has the wire netting or lath material' ll placed on the narrow side parts and the narrow upper and lower parts of the frame, each of which are of the box like section and have insulation material within.

In Fig. 2'7 is shown a link 42 of steel or iron which has holes 43 in its ends of approximately the size of the pins 32 so that inassembly" of units one of these links may be placed over them.

Having described the various units which 'constitute my units for assemblage in my building system or method, the method of assembly of units to form a building is described.

The assemblage of a building may be according to any plan which has rectangular parts in its floor plan, but in case any curved walls are desired in a plan, wall panels may be bent as necessary for such curved wall sections. A site having been secured, a number of corner pillars are provided at the site equal to the corners in the building, and a number of pillars and interior pillars are provided equal to about the length of all exterior walls and interior partition walls divided by the distan'ce'from the center of a pillar as shown in Fig. 29 to thecenter of. the next pillar. Likewise a number of wall panels and floor panels are provided about equal to the space between pillars and between floor and roof beams divided by the space occupied by single wall or floor or root" panels.

The site is excavated to a depth approximately four or six. inches below the line A in Fig. 1, and at the location. of each pillar in. the plan, there is bored or excavated a hole approximately equal to the length of the part l5 or a few inches lower. In each hole there is placed and tamped a small quantity of crushed rock or gravel sufficient to about occupy the space to the position to beoccupied by the bottom side of the pillars. Each of 'the pillars provided for the plan are then inturn by means of a derrick or any form of traveling crane (which may be provided on a truck delivering the pillars) lifted by placing any form of lifting hooks in the top part of the pillar, as under the upper floor bracket members or shelves 6, and the pillar is suspended vertically by the lifting or;hoisting derrick or traveling crane above the holeprovided for it and lowered until it touches the crushedrock or occupies the place to be occupied by it and thereupon crushed rock or unset concrete is poured about the part i 6 in the hole provided. This need be only a comparatively small quantity of concrete or crushed rock and may be dispensed with altogether and dirt instead used to fill the hole about part it. If crushed rock or dirt is usedit is then tamped tightly about the part it while the pillar remains suspended from the derrick or hoisting device, so that the pillar will rest of its own accord without suspension by means of the derrick and will not lean from its vertical position. If crushed rock is used to fill the hole about part It; the rock may have melted tar poured about it which will harden quickly'and complete the setting quickly. Or a quickly setting concrete may be used. Only dirt tightly tamped need however be used.

All of the pillars provided for exterior wall and.

interior wall construction are similarly placed Thereupon unset concrete and fixed in place. for the basement floor is poured into the excavationup tothe line A and the basement floor thus formed. 'Ihereupon the first tier of wall panels for the basement are set in place, each hung by placing the two pins 25 in the front holes in v panel bracket shelves H! which are lowermost in the pillars and the hooks 25 of each panel are placed in the'rear holes in the next panel bracket shelf Ill above. Wedges may be placed in slots 2st The wedges need not be used as the wall panels will hang in place without them, but it may be desirable in some constructions to place wedges in slots 29. Each succeeding tier of wall panels is similarly hung in place, window panel frames as shown in Fig. 32, being substituted wherever desired in the plan.

After the upper tier of Wall panels and window panel frames of the basement are in place, there are placed transversely through the slots M in the pillars in each set which are in a straightline a fiat beam of steel as shown in Fig. 29 approximately equal to the length of the straight line of pillars and corner pillars. It is to be noted that corner pillars are placed in the plan where 44 may be extended through slot X of a corner pillar, and likewise one side of a floor beam end will pass through slot X, where necessary in the plan.

Floor beams of the first floor are then placed. Such pillars as are placed for interior partition walls are formed in cross section as in Fig. 34 which shows the form of floor bracket 45 with shelves 46 for floor beam ends and panel shelves ll intermediately placed, each pillar used for interior walls having thus at each fioor level four floor bracket shelves 46 and two panel shelves 61. the latter formed integrally with floor brackets but slightly lower and intermediately of two floor shelves it. Thus in placing floor beams on first floor one end of each beam may be placed on an exterior pillar or corner pillar and the other on one side of an interior pillar on two shelves 46, and members 34 are placed in holes 1 in fioor shelves 6 and hooks 35 are placed over upper edge of beam 3 3, the latter being placed on edge and on the extreme outer side of floor bracket 6 within slot M or the slots M. Thus each end of a fioor beam is fixed in place by members 34 in holes 1 and by hooks 35 over the edge of beam 44, and nuts may if desired be placed on the lower ends of members 34. The one end of a floor beam may be placed on an outside pillar and the other end may be placed on an outside pillar on the opposite side of the house section or on one side of an interior pillar as shown in Fig. 34 on a floor bracket shelf 46.

When the first floor beams are placed, the first floor panels are placed and each is placed with eyes 31 on pins 32, the pair at one end on pins 32 of one beam and the eyes 31 at other end of the floor panel on pins 32 on the next floor beam in the plan. Links 42 as shown in Fig. 28 are then placed on eyes 31 on the pins 32 adjacent in each floor beam, and the upper ends of pins 32 may then be spot welded to the links 42, so that a good bond is made.

The wall panels between first floor beams and second fioor beams are then similarly placed, the pins 26 being first placed, then the hooks 25, and window panel frames as necessary are placed. Then the second floor beams are similarly placed as the first floor beams were placed, and the second floor panels are similarly placed as the first floor panels were placed, and thereupon the wall panels between the second floor beams and the roof beams are similarly hung as the other wall panels were hung, and thereupon the roof beams are placed as the floor beams were placed, with the exception that the design does not show beams 44 for the roof ends of the pillars, although such beams 44 may also be provided for the roof beams, provision being made by slots M in the upper ends of the pillars. But they are not shown in the drawings so as to illustrate the placing of fioor or roof beams without such beams 44, as the construction may be used without such beams e4, dependence being placed entirely upon each separate pillar for support of its floor beam end. Preferably they are used however, at least on some floors of the building or for the roof support. They add to the stability of the construction when used.

Floor panels are then placed on the roof beams similarly as the other floor panels were placed. Wall panels are similarly hung between interior pillars where they are desired in the plan. When all wall panels have been placed both exteriorly and interiorly of the building, and all floor panels have been placed, a concrete plaster or any type of cement or lime plaster is then applied either by means of a cement gun or by hand upon the wall panels on each side thereof, and on the under sides of the floor panels and the under sides of the roof panels. As shown in Fig. 29 the plaster is applied preferably to the depth or thick- .ness of line H but may be applied so thick that it covers the sides of the pillars but preferably the ornamental sides of the pillars are left exposed to add to the decorative feature of the construction. The plaster is placed below the floor and roof panels to the depth of the line'I as shown in Fig. 28. When the plaster has been applied, concrete is poured on the upper side of the floors and roof to the depth of the line K as shown in Fig. 28. The floor panels may have the fabric bags within omitted so that the concrete will mingle with the insulation material and form a more stable flooring. The concrete poured on the fioors and roof should be so thick or deep that it forms with the bars 36 and the wire netting or lath a suiiiciently strong flooring to support the expected weights thereon. All crevices on the under side of floors and roof between floor panels and wall panels should be filled or covered on the under side with the plaster as applied with the cement gun or by hand. Thus a base for the pouring of concrete for the floors and roof is provided. Any temporary wood strips on the edges of the roof may be provided to hold the edges of the roof concrete or the wall panels on the sides of the roof may be made sufficiently extended above the floor panels to provide for this holding of the concrete poured on the roof panels.

Referring to Figures 30, 31 this shows pillars M, wall panels N, roof beams O which in this figure are shown as rounded and may be so provided for ornamental eifect or they may be fiat. Window panel sections R are shown in these figures, all parts in these figures being only diagrammatically shown to illustrate their relative placing, in a building assembly.

Referring to Figures 20, 21, 22 this is a modified form of a floor or roof panel and is similar to the first form described except that it has four hooks 48, one on each of four corners, and these hooks are simply placed from above in eyes 49, provided in a modified form of floor or roof beam as shown in Fig. 33, the eyes being formed with the transverse steel members 50 embedded in the concrete of the beam at intervals as in the first form. Floor beams may have an electric conduit 5! embedded in the concrete as shown in Fig. 28, outlets being provided as in case of pillars. Modified forms of roof beams may be provided in accordance with my method for angled or peaked rooi constructions, the attachments being merely modified as necessary for placing in angled positions.

I have shown the pillars with their steel frames embedded in concrete and this is the form I desire to use, preferably, but they may be embedded in any other plastic material as any plastic wood or fibrous material and in the case of posts or pillars this plastic material should have the ornamental sides as shown, or any type of such ornamental side. In case a brick faced exterior is desired, the wall panel members should be made so thick either by increasing the thickness of the insulationmaterial or the thickness of the plaster applied, exteriorly that brick may then be laid exteriorly to cover all wall panels and the exterior sides of the pillars. When the plaster coat is applied to the wall panels by the cement gun or by hand this plaster is also applied in the exterior angles of the corner pillars to the depth L as shown in Fig. 9, so as to complete the complete sealing. of: all crevices .andialsoto complete the ornamental form of: the corner pillars.

Figs. 8' and 9 are somewhat reduced in size transversely as compared with other cross sections of pillars, these corner pillars being of such cross section that the slots X may'provide space for a beam 44 on one side of the building and the other side and also provide space for one side 3335 of a floor beam, in the assembly. Beams may be provided for interior pillars if desired but are not shown therefor.

In Fig. 34 the method of joining floor. beams on opposite sides of an interior pillar is shown. Ends 33-34 of two floor beams are hung on floor bracket shelves 46 and panel. shelves have placed on them wall panels as desired.

While I have shown particular devices and com- 'binations of devices in the illustration of my invention, I contemplate that other detailed devices and combinations may be used in the realization or my invention without departing from the spirit and intention thereof. I contemplate that in some forms of my construction in use, the pillars may be constructed of steel or iron as shown (substantially) but without the embedding in concrete, the latter being preferably used however.

What I claim is:

1. In a building construction system, a multiple of cast pillars erected one building site, each pillar having secured therein panel attaching brackets, in combination with a multiple of metallic framed panels having metallic mesh or lath material in substantially the form of the panel, each panel having at its ends attaching means for attaching the panels to pillars, the multiple of metallic framed panels attached between the cast pillars, and a plaster material placed on the metallic framed panels after their placement on the pillars to form a wall extending from pillar to pillar.

2. In a building construction system, a multiple of cast pillars erected on a site, each pillar having secured therein panel attaching brackets, in combination with a multiple of metallic framed panels having each a shallow boxlike form of mesh or lath material, each panel having at its ends attaching means for attaching the panels to pillars, each metallic framed panel having insulation material placed within the shallow boxlike form of meshed or lath material, the multiple of metallic framed panels attached between the cast pillars, and a plaster material placed on the metallic framed panels after their placement on the pillars to form a wall extending from pillar to pillar.

3. In a building construction system, a multiple of cast pillars erected on a site, each pillar having cast therein a reenforcing frame the reenforcing frame having secured panel attaching brackets protruding from the pillar, in combination with a multiple of metallic framed panels having each a shallow box-like form of mesh or lath material, each panel having at its ends attaching means for attaching thepanels to pillars, each metallic framed panel having insulation material placed within the shallow box-like form of mesh or lath material, the multiple of metallic framed panels attached between the cast pillars, and a plaster material placed on the metallic framed panels after their placement on the pillars to form a wall extending from pillar to pillar.

4. In a building construction system, according to claim 1, and some of the panels having window or door opening apertures formed for window or door placement and placedat locations suitablev for such openings. I g

5. In a building constructionsystem according to claim 1, and the pillars'having secured therein fioor beam attaching brackets suitable for attaching fioor beams thereon.

6. In a building construction system, according to claim 1, and the pillars having secured therein floor beam attaching brackets suitable for attaching floor beams thereon. V

'7. In a building construction system, a multiple of cast pillars, a multiple of castbeams, the -pil-- lars and the beams assembled on a site, in combination with a multiple .of metallic framed panels having mesh or lath material in substantially the form of the panel, each panel'having at its ends attaching means for attaching the panels to pillars or to beams, the multiple of metallic framed panels attached some between pillars and some between beams, and a plaster material placed on the side of' vertical panels between pillars after placement of the panels, and a plaster material placed on the under side of the panels placed between beams.

8. Ina building construction system, a multiple of cast pillars, a multiple of cast beams,

the pillars and the beams assembled on a site,

and forming a supporting framing structure, in

combination with a multiple of metallic framed panels having mesh or lath material in substantially the form of a panel, each panel'having at its ends attaching means for attaching the panels to pillars and beams, some of the panelsattached between pillars, some, of the panels attached between beams, a plaster material placed on the side of the panels after placement of the panels between pillars, a plaster material placed on the under side of panels placed between beams after placement of the panels, the panels between pillars forming walls, the panels between beams forming floors.

9. In a building construction system, a multiple of cast pillars, a multiple of cast beams, the pillars and the beams assembled on a site, and forming a supporting framing structure, in combination with a multiple-of metallic framed panels forming walls, the panels between beams forming floors, and unset concrete poured on the upper side of the beams and panels between beams to form a "monolithic concrete fioorcovering over the beams and panels therebetween.

. 10. In a building construction system, a pillar construction embodying a reenforcing' metallic column encased in a cast material, the reenforcing metallic column having secured thereto and protrudingfrom the pillar at its sides spaced panel brackets each having vertical apertures for placement therein of attachment elements of panels, in combination with panels having at the lower ends attaching elements adapted for seating vertically in the apertures of brackets, the panels having at the upper ends attaching elements spaced laterally away ironrlike attachments at lower ends and adapted to be placed in apertures of brackets spaced laterally away from the location of the lower attachments of panels. 7

11. In a building construction system, a pillar construction embodying a reenforcing metallic column encased in a cast material, the reenforcing metallic column having secured thereto and protruding from the pillar at its sides spaced panel brackets each having vertical apertures for bottom attachment elements of panels and having vertical apertures for top attachment elements of panels spaced laterally apart in the brackets, in combination with panels having at the lower ends attaching elements adapted for seating vertically in the apertures for bottom attachment elements, the panels having at their upper ends attaching elements adapted for seating vertically in the apertures for top attachments.

12. The building construction system specified in claim 11, the panels embodying each a metallic frame, a meshed or lath material on the frame having substantially the form of a panel, the attachment elements secured in place.

13. The building construction system specified in claim 11, the panels embodying each a metallic frame, a meshed or lath shallow box-like form substantially that of a panel and insulation material included in the shallow box-like form, the bottom and top attachment elements secured in place on the metallic frame.

14. In a building construction system, a pillar construction embodying a reenforcing metallic column encased in a cast material, the reenforcing metallic column having secured thereto and protruding from the pillar at its sides spaced panel brackets each having vertical apertures for bottom attachment elements of panels and having vertical apertures for top attachment elements of panels spaced laterally apart in the brackets, in combination with panels having at the lower ends attaching elements adapted for seating vertically in the apertures for bottom attachment elements, the panels having at their upper ends attaching elements adapted for seating vertically in the apertures for top attachments, the reenforcing metallic column having secured thereto at story height intervals floor beam securing brackets, the floor beam securing brackets providing means for securing a floor beam at one end to the pillar.

15. In a building construction system, a multiple of cast pillars erected on a building site, each pillar having secured therein panel attaching brackets, in combination with a multiple of metallic framed panels each having mesh or plaster base material in substantially the form of the panel, each panel having at its ends attaching means for attaching the panels to pillars, the multiple of metallic framed panels attached between the cast pillars, and a plaster material placed on the metallic framed panels after their placement on the pillars to form a wall extending from pillar to pillar.

16. In a building construction system, according to claim 7, and in combination with the system therein set out, the placing of metallic links above the beams on the adjacent ends of the opposite panels to assist in tying such panels together for support by the beams.

17. In a building construction system, a multiple of cast pillars, a multiple of beams, the pillars and the beams assembled on a site, and forming a supporting framing structure, in combination with a multiple of metallic framed panels having mesh or plaster base material in substantially the form of a panel, each panel having at its ends attached means for attaching the panels to either pillars or beams, some of the panels attached between pillars, some of the panels attached between beams, a plaster material placed on the side of the panels after their placement between pillars, a plaster material placed on the under side of panels placed between beams after their placement between beams, the panels between pillars forming walls, the panels between beams forming floors, and unset concrete poured on the upper side of the beams and panels between beams to form a monolithic concrete floor covering over the beams and panels therebetween.

18. In a building construction system, a multiple of cast pillars each having metallic reenforcing column encased therein and supporting bracket means formed therewith, a multiple of beams, the pillars and the beams assembled on a site with the beams placed horizontally some between pillars of a wall, some between pillars of opposite walls, the pillars and the beams forming a supporting framing structure, in combination with a multiple of metallic framed panels having mesh or plaster base material in substantiallythe form of a panel, each panel having at its ends attaching means for attaching the panels to the pillar and beam framing structure between the elements thereof to form wall between pillars in a wall and to form floor between beams in a floor, a plaster material placed on the side of the panels placed between pillars in a wall, a plaster material placed on the under side of panels placed between beams of a floor, and unset concrete poured on the upper side of the beams and panels of a floor assembly to form a monolithic concrete floor covering over the beams and panels of the floor assembly.

19. In a building construction system, a multiple of cast pillars each having metallic reenforcing column encased therein and supporting bracket means formed therewith, a multiple of beams, the pillars and the beams assembled on a site with the beams placed horizontally some between pillars in walls, some between pillars of opposite walls, the pillars and the beams forming a supporting framing structure, in combination with a multiple of metallic framed panels each having panel material formed in substantially the form of a panel, each metallic framed panel having at its ends attaching means for attaching the panels in walls between pillars for support by the pillar and beam framing structure. such panels hung thereby to form wall structure between pillars.

ADOLPHE O. PETERSON.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent .No, 2,195,566. March 12, 19m.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: In the grant, and in the heading and signature to the printed specification, name of inventor, for "Adolphe O. Peterson" read -Ado lphe C. Petersonand that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the rec- 0rd or the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 27th day of August, A. D. 191w.

Henry Van Arsdale (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

